Page 3 - Table of Contents
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide About Transporter ............................................................................................. 2Before You Begin ............................................................................................... 3 System Requirements ............................
Page 4 - About TransporterTM
Logitech® About Transporter™ Thank you for purchasing a Transporter™ network music player. Transporter lets you play your digitized music collection through your stereo system using your wireless or ethernet network. With Transporter, you can also listen to internet radio stations, set alarms, displ...
Page 5 - Before You Begin; System Requirements
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Before You Begin If you already have a wireless or ethernet network and a computer to use as a server, setting up Transporter and SlimServer takes just a few minutes—all you need to get your music playing through Transporter is in this owner’s guide. 1. First, collect your...
Page 6 - Installing the SlimServer Software; Installing on Windows; Run
Logitech® Installing the SlimServer Software Installing on Windows 1. Download the SlimServer installer program to a location you can find again on your computer. Your Desktop is a good choice. Note: Transporter™ needs SlimServer version 6.5 or greater to access the music you have on your local comp...
Page 7 - Installing on Mac OS X; Install; Installing on Linux or Other Operating System
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Installing on Mac OS X 1. Save the .dmg file to your Desktop. Note: Transporter needs SlimServer version 6.5 or greater to access the music you have on your local computer. If you already have SlimServer installed, you must update to version 6.5.0 or later to use with your...
Page 8 - Connecting Transporter
Logitech® Unbalanced Analog Outputs Optical TOSLINK Coax S/PDIF BNC S/PDIF AES/EBU Balanced Antenna Connectors Digital Inputs Balanced Analog Outputs Optical Coax S/PDIF BNC S/PDIF AES/EBU Balanced Word Clock Input Infrared Input Output Ethernet RS-232 Serial AC Power Connecting Transporter 1. Conne...
Page 9 - Audio Connections; Analog Outputs; Using Transporter as a Standalone DAC; Transporter Setup; Digital Inputs
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Audio Connections Transporter has a host of both digital and analog connections to choose from. Picking the one that’s right for you depends on how your current audio system is set up. For instance, if balanced inputs are available on your amplifier, preamplifier, or recei...
Page 10 - Configuring Transporter; Set Up Networking
Logitech® Configuring Transporter The instructions below use the remote control to set up Transporter. You can also use the front panel controls. To scroll up and down, turn the knob on the front panel. Pressing the center of the knob is equivalent to pressing the RIGhT arrow on the remote. Pressing...
Page 11 - Select a Music Source; Set Up
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Tip: WEP keys consist of a string of ten or twenty-six digits or letters A through F. WPA passwords are a string of letters, numbers or punctuation. Enter the subnet mask for the network, the default gateway IP address, and the address of your DNS server, pressing the RIGh...
Page 12 - Using the Remote; Sleep Cancelled
0 Logitech® Using the Remote Press POWeR to put Transporter into standby mode. This will dim the display, stop the music and show a clock. Press POWeR again to wake Transporter. Press SLeeP to tell Transporter to turn itself off at the end of the currently playing song. Press SLeeP again to turn off...
Page 13 - Search
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide • Playlist—Transporter adds all of the songs in that playlist. • Folder—Transporter adds all the songs in that folder and sub-folders. Tip: You can press and hold ADD to insert the item on the screen to be played immediately after the currently playing song. Tip: When in t...
Page 14 - Using the front Panel Controls
Logitech® Press RePeAT to cycle between the following settings: • Repeat Off (stop playing at the end of the current playlist) • Repeat Current Song • Repeat All Songs Press NOW PLAYING to display the song you are listening to. Press NOW PLAYING again to cycle through different display formats for t...
Page 16 - Playing Your Music; Using the Remote or front Panel to Play Music; Transporter home
Logitech® Press fWD to skip to the next song. Press and hold fWD to scan forward through the current song. The VOLUMe button puts the knob into volume mode. Press the VOLUMe button and then turn the knob to adjust the loudness of the audio Transporter is producing. Press the VOLUMe button again to e...
Page 17 - Searching for Music with the Remote or front Panel; Creating and Saving a Playlist
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Tip: Windows users can use the SlimServer System Tray icon to bring up the web interface automatically on their SlimServer computer. Mac users can use the SlimServer pane in System Preferences to bring up the web interface. 2. From the left pane of the web interface, you c...
Page 18 - Listening to Internet Radio
Logitech® To specify a playlists folder: 1. From the web interface, click the Server Settings link. 2. In the Playlists Folder section, enter the path to the folder on your hard drive that you want Transporter to use for saving playlists, and click Change . To create a playlist using the web interfa...
Page 19 - SqueezeNetworkTM; SqueezeNetwork
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide 4. Press RIGhT or the center of the knob to enter a provider’s area. Navigate through the choices to display the station you’d like to tune to. 5. Press PLAY to tune into the station. It may take a few seconds to connect to an internet radio station. To play an internet ra...
Page 20 - Using SqueezeNetwork
Logitech® Using SqueezeNetwork You can use the remote or front panel controls to navigate around SqueezeNetwork like you do when connected to SlimServer or visit http://www.squeezenetwork.com/ with your web browser to control your Transporter from the web. If you are a subscriber to any of the inter...
Page 21 - Special features; Alarm Clock
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Special features Transporter has a beautiful high-resolution vacuum fluorescent display. In addition to displaying the name of the track or internet radio station you’re currently listening to, you can tell Transporter to show you dynamic content via RSS feeds, gorgeous gr...
Page 22 - Graphic Visualizers
0 Logitech® Press DOWN to see Alarm Clock Off . Press RIGhT to turn on the alarm. Press RIGhT again to turn it off. To set alarms using the web interface: 1. Open the SlimServer web interface and click on Player Settings for the player. 2. Click on the Alarm tab on the top left area of the page. 3. ...
Page 23 - Crossfading Between Tracks; RSS News Ticker
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide 6. Continue pressing RIGhT to finish setting up your wireless connection. At the end, your Transporter will be acting as a wireless bridge. Crossfading Between Tracks Transporter can crossfade between songs. You can change the type of crossfade or turn it off completely. 1...
Page 24 - Podcasts; Controlling Multiple Players with one SlimServer
Logitech® You can replace the existing subscriptions, add one to the end, or delete them entirely. To view RSS feeds as a screensaver: 1. From the web interface, choose Player Settings, then scroll to Screensavers. 2. Choose the RSS News Ticker from the list of screensaver choices. Click Change. Pod...
Page 25 - RS-232 Serial Control; Infrared Input and Output
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Wake-on-LAN Your computer may be configured to wake up when you access it with your remote control. This works by sending a special packet to the ethernet port on your computer; it does not work with computers connected via wireless network adaptors. To use Wake- on-LAN: M...
Page 26 - Analog Output Attenuation (for Qualified Personnel Only); Unplug
Logitech® that the Transporter is connected to. This output requires an IR emitter connected via the 3.5mm mono connection and that the SlimServer IR Blaster plugin software is installed and configured appropriately. The IR Blaster software can be found under “Plugins” at http://wiki.slimdevices.com...
Page 27 - Detailed Specifications; Audio Outputs
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Detailed Specifications Audio Outputs • Digital and analog outputs• Gold-plated RCA, XLR, and BNC connectors• Volume control is provided for all outputs• Multiple outputs may be used at the same time Analog Outputs • AKM AK4396 Multi-bit delta-sigma digital-to-analog conve...
Page 28 - Audio formats; Internet Radio; firmware
Logitech® • Jitter (standard deviation): • 11ps at oscillator (intrinsic jitter)• 17ps at DAC• 35ps at S/PDIF receiver Audio formats • Lossless Formats (Apple Lossless, FLAC, WMA Lossless) • “Bit-perfect” CD audio streaming, with reduced storage and bandwidth usage. • Approximately 2:1 compression r...
Page 29 - Network : Wireless Interface; Network : ethernet Interface; Power Input
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide • Field-upgradable Xilinx CPLD• 64Mb high-speed RAM• 16Mb program flash• Low-power design, fanless Network : Wireless Interface • True 802.11g wireless networking (can be disabled)• Bridging capability allows ethernet devices to connect to the network through the wireless ...
Page 30 - Physical : front Panel
Logitech® • Automatic over-voltage protection• Low-power “deep sleep” mode What’s Included: • Transporter Network Music Player• AC Power cable (appropriate plug by region)• User’s manual• SlimServer software (requires download)• Backlit 31-key infrared remote, with 2 AA batteries Physical : General ...
Page 31 - Troubleshooting; factory Reset
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide Troubleshooting The following tips and answers to frequently asked questions will help resolve problems you may encounter. You can find answers to additional questions on our web site at http://faq.slimdevices.com/ . how do I get back to the Transporter Setup menu? Press a...
Page 32 - ipconfig
0 Logitech® how do I find the IP address of the computer where I have installed SlimServer? On Windows: Click Start > Run, type in cmd and hit enter. In the DOS window, type ipconfig and hit enter. On Mac OS X: Go to System Preferences > Network. Under the ‘Show:’ drop-down, pick the network i...
Page 34 - Getting More Information; Where can I find more documentation?
Logitech® Some of the songs in my iTunes library don’t show up on Transporter or say STOPPeD when I try to play them. What’s up with that? If you’ve moved your iTunes music files around, iTunes may export incorrect information about the songs in its library. You’ll need to make sure that iTunes has ...
Page 35 - AC POWeReD PRODUCTS: IMPORTANT SAfeTY INfORMATION
Transporter™ Owner’s Guide AC POWeReD PRODUCTS: IMPORTANT SAfeTY INfORMATION CAUTION eLeCTRIC ShOCK hAZARD • Do not use this apparatus near water. • Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. • Do not push objects into apparatus vents or slots ...
Page 36 - fCC Compliance and Advisory Statement
Logitech® fCC Compliance and Advisory Statement This hardware device complies with Part of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ) this device may not cause harmful interference, and ) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may c...
Page 38 - Logitech® hardware Product Limited Warranty
Logitech® Logitech® hardware Product Limited Warranty Logitech® warrants that your Logitech hardware product shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for two () years, beginning from the date of purchase. Except where prohibited by applicable law, this warranty is nontransferable and i...